Effect of Valsartan and Atenolol on Sexual Behavior in Hypertensive Postmenopausal Women

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-81

  Fogari, Roberto ^a   Preti, Paola ^a   Zoppi, Annalisa ^a   Corradi, Luca ^a   Pasotti, Carlo ^a   Rinaldi, Andrea ^a   Mugellini, Amedeo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atenolol; Hypertension; Sexuality; Valsartan; Women

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; VALSARTAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; COITUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIBIDO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGASM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SIDE EFFECT; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0347950961     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2003.08.016     Document Type: Article

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